Jean Alfonse
Jean Fonteneau, dit Alfonse de Saintonge (also spelled Jean Allefonsce) or João Afonso in Portuguese (also spelled João Alfonso) (c. 1484, Portugal – December 1544 or 1549, off La Rochelle) was a Portuguese navigator, explorer and corsair, prominent in the European Age of Discovery. He had an early career in Portugal and later served the King of France.
Jean Alfonse | |
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| Born | Jean Fonteneau, dit Alfonse de Saintonge c. 1484 Portugal |
| Died | December 1544 (aged 60) or December 1549 (aged 65) |
| Nationality | Portuguese and French |
| Occupation(s) | navigator, explorer and corsair |
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